Family Therapist Lead (Female Only)

At The Nelson Trust, we support people affected by addiction, multiple disadvantages and trauma to make positive changes in their lives. Through our Women's Centres and specialist services, we provide compassionate, person-centred support for women, children and families. 

We are looking for an experienced and qualified Family and Systemic Psychotherapist Lead to join our Family Focus Team in Gloucestershire. This is an exciting opportunity to combine clinical practice with leadership, helping to shape and deliver high-quality therapeutic support for children, adults and families while leading a small team of therapists and counsellors. 

This role will close once a suitable candidate has been appointed. Applications will be reviewed as they are received.  

Please note, this position is restricted to female applicants only due to the nature of the work carried out in our Women’s Centres in accordance with the provisions of the occupational requirement (Equality Act 2010, pursuant to Schedule 9, Part 1).  

What will you do? 

• Provide leadership, supervision and line management to a small team of therapists and counsellors. 
• Undertake assessments and deliver systemic family psychotherapy sessions. 
• Work collaboratively with internal teams and partner agencies to assess referrals and coordinate support. 
• Maintain high standards of clinical governance, safeguarding and record keeping. 
• Attend child protection conferences and contribute reports for social care and court proceedings where required. 
• Support service development, data reporting, evaluation activities and family-focused events and seminars. 

What we are looking for 

• Full UK driving licence, access to a vehicle and willingness to travel across Gloucestershire. 
• Qualified Family and Systemic Psychotherapist with AFT-accredited training and BACP registration. 
• Degree-level qualification or equivalent experience. 
• Experience of leading, supervising or line managing therapists, counsellors or other clinical practitioners. 
• Strong communication, influencing and partnership-working skills. 
• Commitment to maintaining high professional standards and continuing professional development. 

What we offer 

• Holidays: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata), increasing by 1 day for each year of service up to a maximum of 30 days 
• Pension: 6% employer contribution 
• Investment in your development through training, supervision and career pathways 
• Access to wellbeing and employee assistance support 
• Death in service benefit (2x salary) 
• Refer a Friend scheme 
• Blue Light Card discounts 
• Eye care scheme 
• Cycle to Work scheme 

If you are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of our clients and have a flexible approach to work, we would love to hear from you. Join us in making a difference in the lives of those seeking recovery.  

We have become known for the quality of our work and ability to provide bespoke care and support services.  While we are proud of our achievements so far, we are ambitious and want to continue to grow and diversify our workforce.  

We recognise that employees from different backgrounds bring unique knowledge, perspectives and experiences and we are committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce and welcome applications from individuals across all sectors of society.  

This is an opportunity for new, challenging and highly rewarding experiences. Our staff make a real difference to people’s lives and in return for your commitment and enthusiasm, we offer a comprehensive training and development programme a generous pension scheme and a positive working environment.